Chapter 10:

'Look Bobby I don't care if I have to tear this place apart I want that damn book.' Dean paced and growled to himself.

Sam looked up and stared at Bobby. Bobby had been looking for the book for an hour solid which hadn't helped Dean's mood. Sam was still recovering from Dean's driving skills he'd been thrown from side to side while Dean cursed and swore at other drivers.

'Dean we are looking.' He muttered and ducked just in time before a book cracked against his skull.

'Well what kind of demon needs a book? I mean how would she realise you would remember that Bobby you have loads of books.' Bobby sniggered.

'Dean I remember a lot of my many exorcisms boy.' He pulled out a large book and ran a finger across the first line inside and held it against his body. 'This is the book. I'll tell you the tale as we get moving. I take it you want Tess back?'

Rushing to the car Bobby began his story, 'She was a low grade demon and possessed a girl she'd caused a little trouble trying to get her hands on this book from a friend of mine. This book contains spells to control a demon. Before I sent her back to hell she said that she had used the book to destroy some other demons but you know what they are like they lie. Well after sending her back to hell there was an extreme rush of low level demons and she was obviously right about the intense amount sent out of hell. So I kept the book never thinking she'd come back for it.'

Dean listened partially to the story as he worried about Tess.

Sam then asked a question. 'So this book does it also destroy Demons?' Bobby nodded, 'So if this demon is saying that she needs the book then maybe just maybe she's trying to warn us about some demon's again?'

Again Bobby nodded. 'It's utterly plausible but it doesn't make any sense why she would take Tess.'

Dean stared at him in the rear view mirror.

'Well that's easy. Grab our attention plus Tess listens. She's not like me if anyone could get me to listen to anyone or anything then it would be Tess.'

He was silent as the other two processed that idea, 'Even if the demon is using her as its meat puppet nothing will make me fold like Tess. Trust me I have two weak spots now.'

He looked at Sam. Sam was his little brother he'd always be weak if Sam was ever in trouble and now loving Tess like he'd never loved anyone before made it worse.

'So what's the plan?' Sam asked breaking the silence.

'We go in ask the bitch what she wants get Tess back then send her back to hell.' Dean's hands tightened on the wheel so his knuckles whitened.

'Well I think she'll be prepared for that action Dean.' Bobby spoke up from the back seat, 'You that stupid to just wander in like that? Remember whose head she's in. We do go in and ask about why she needs it.'

Sam nodded, 'We need to treat this situation carefully. Tess isn't in trouble unless we do something stupid.'

Dean turned into the warehouse car park. Tess's car was parked at the entrance and his heart thudded faster and louder. He hated all this uncertainty. He wanted her safe in his arms.

'Ok let's do this.' He pulled out his gun checked the ammo tapped the cartridges against the butt of the gun. He swallowed the lump in his throat and got out of the car.

'Wow you boys certainly get here fast.' Tess uncrossed her legs and dropped lightly to the floor from the perch she'd been sitting on when they entered the warehouse. 'Hello Bobby. Remember me now?' She moved a bit closer to them and stood with her arms crossed.

Bobby smiled, 'Of course I do. Although I was never sure if you were lying and just trying to buy some time.'

She snorted a totally un-Tess noise Dean thought.

'I wasn't lying but then you saw the proof. How many demons were there?'

She pretended to think, 'Oh yeah twenty. Did you manage to exorcise them all without people getting hurt or in the way? No you didn't but then again one demon always tells so many lies.' She stood with her hands on her hips. 'If you don't listen to me then this time everything will be much worse this time we aren't talking low grade demons we are talking big ones with a hell of a lot more power than little old me.'

She moved closer to them all and smiled at Sam, 'Wow Sam you really are handsome.'

She raised her eyebrows and winked at him. 'Awww Dean don't worry Tess is fine trust me. Don't be blaming yourself for any of this.'

Tess's eyes turned serious, 'She loves you so don't worry about her being involved in this she'd prefer to be involved. She likes the danger.'

Dean ground his teeth, 'I don't wanna hear this crap come on tell us what's the deal then get the hell out of my girlfriend so I can go back to semi –normal life.'

'I love it when you get angry.' Gently pressing her body into his she skipped back further away from him, 'Well a demon wants power and won't stop until he gets it. I got out of hell because I'm not meant to be there.'

She ignored Dean's snort, 'No I wasn't. The things I did to get me a one way ticket to heaven were to protect someone I loved. Someone I couldn't live without I would have done anything.'

She took a deep breath and closed her eyes as if the memory was too painful, 'I found that book and being the desperate fool I was I read it and summoned a demon. Big mistake I know but I couldn't help it. My heart was being ripped out seeing my husband dying in front of me.'

She clenched her fists tightly together, 'I took a deal for my husband to get better and then have ten good years with him. The problem was the book was too powerful it took me in. I couldn't get away from it and that's when my soul was taken early.

Apparently I knew too much so it warranted me being sent to hell. I don't recommend it. Anyway I'm a low grade demon and this book plagues me and plagues me. I found out rumours of a demon rising when I was sent back to hell by Mr Singer here.'

She pointed to Bobby and then paced around, 'I found the book I'd hidden it with some protection spells that only I could decode but I'd forgotten about humans' and there annoying tendency to build and my book was hidden. I kind of had to make a bit of a scene and consequently got noticed. This time it's happening again.'

She sighed and folded her arms across her chest, 'Believe or disbelieve me but if you'd checked the demonic omens around here I think you would find that they are happening with increased regularity.'

Dean and Sam stared at Bobby who nodded.

'I did a check this morning boys. Electrical storms right up the wazhoo this place is hot.'

'Yeah and it's about to get a lot hotter and here we are chatting like a bunch of old ladies.'

She waved her hand impatiently, 'I need your help not that I trust you guys after what happened but in hell there is a lot of talk. Winchester this Winchester that. It's pretty interesting. I heard you guys are the best and when I heard you were connected to Bobby well that made me more intrigued.'

Dean sighed, 'Well Dean you want to get killing some demons?' She smirked. It was the smile Dean loved and he felt himself grinning back then quickly checked himself. 'Well I definitely do. I mean unless you guys are going to holy water me and then tie me to a chair and send my cute ass back to hell?' She looked hopeful that they wouldn't do that.

As no one made a move Dean pulled them together, 'We need a minute.'

Grabbing Sam and Bobby they moved away, 'So what you guys think? I mean we have her whole demon theory and the omens they are all linked so should we should trust her?'

Sam stared into his brothers eyes, 'Well she's not been aggressive just the usual sarcasm. Why would she tell us all those things if she just wanted to hurt us and take the book? What do you think Bobby?'

The older man turned and looked at Tess, 'Well guys I think she is actually doing us a favour. I can't be sure but this time it feels as though we have a reason to trust her. Plus if anything goes wrong we do have three against one.' He smiled at Dean in an attempt to reassure him.

'Ok we've got a deal.' Demon Tess smiled.

'Great I'm glad you've decided to work with me instead of against me.'

She looked up, 'We don't have much time.'

Taking the book from Bobby she perused the pages and finally found something she was obviously looking for. 'Ok well this will take a while about an hour max but it will be worth it guys trust me.' Reading the book she sat down on the floor.

'God I'm starving.' Dean muttered.

'Go get some food baby.' Tess said not raising her head from the book perched on her lap.

'Don't call me baby.' He muttered through clenched teeth.

'Sorry she thought it.' Tess stared at him and smiled, 'Sorry she was just acting a lot stronger I'm not riding her hard like you were thinking I would be Dean. She knows' what's going on so her advice is be nice.' Laughing loudly Dean snarled.

'I'm going for coffee. Guard the skank.' He muttered to Sam who merely nodded.

Dean wandered back to the car his head reeling. 'I'm not riding her hard like you were thinking I would be Dean.'

What did that mean? Well it didn't mean the whole riding her thing at least Dean was hoping she didn't mean that especially since thinking about that just made him more excited. He sat in the car staring straight ahead.

Normally when they were involved with a possession case there were some times when the demon often killed the person they had taken over. It was often that they used the body and worked it past its capability and the person died.

This demon wasn't doing that to Tess.

Tess was still there inside active and more aware than normal possessed victims so maybe she did really intend to call him baby.

He shook his head and turned on the engine. Pressing the tape deck to play instantly the song that Tess sometimes hummed. He found himself singing along. He always pretended that he hated it.

He thought the words were soppy but they had made love to it before and for some reason it really had made their connection stronger. The words caressed him and suddenly he realised that he couldn't imagine being without her. She was his and she always said he was hers.